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    Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits train physically, mentally for title Marine [Image 1 of 13]

    Photo Gallery:  Parris Island recruits train physically, mentally for title Marine

    PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

    12.10.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

    Recruits of India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice martial arts techniques Dec. 10, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. All recruits must learn basic techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and earn a tan belt, the first level of the program, in order to graduate. India Company is scheduled to graduate Feb. 14, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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    Date Taken: 12.10.2013
    Date Posted: 12.19.2013 17:29
    Photo ID: 1141581
    VIRIN: 131210-M-FS592-060
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 6.24 MB
    Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US

    Web Views: 1,042
    Downloads: 18

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